[lbo-talk] Das Kapital Vol. 1 reading guide question

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Fri Dec 19 07:38:29 PST 2008


On Dec 19, 2008, at 10:13 AM, B. wrote:


> Was it here or on some blog that I saw a recommended "reading
> approach" to Marx's Das Kapital, Volume 1?
>
> That is, someone who suggested, say, Chapter 14 first, as that
> provided a better backdrop and framework, then to Chapter 11, then
> on to Chapter X-Y-Z, etc...?
>
> Anyone know what I'm talking about? Sort of a roadmap that might
> make better narrative sense. I cam across it somewhere, but forgot
> where.

I dunno about this. The overall structure of Capital is brilliant, starting with the commodity (and exchange), moving into the factory, broadening into sectoral analysis, then by the time you get to vol. 3, to finance.



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